Religious tourist's motivation for visiting religious sites

International Journal of Tourism Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 95-105

  Raj, Razaq ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Belief; Culture; Islam; Motivation; Muslim; Pilgrimage; Religious attractions; Religious sites; Spiritual experience; Tourism; Visitation

Indexed keywords

HERITAGE TOURISM; ISLAMISM; RELIGION; TOURIST ATTRACTION; TOURIST BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84866253115     PISSN: 17504090     EISSN: 17504104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTP.2012.048997     Document Type: Article

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